It's interesting how things change when you're not looking. Last time I was in Sweden was in 2018, and it was easy to see the obvious changes, like buildings, and road changes. The big road to Kista was way different, as was Norrtull. And Odenplan is way more connected with its new commuter trains.
But there are less visible changes too, that make it seem less like home and more foreign. A new way to pay for public transport, with weird nonintuitive terms that I'm not used to. Imagine being asked "do you have a travel purse? (reskassa)". Huh? "The standard is 6, do you want that?" Standard what? 6 what? Because I didn't understand the guy actually thought I didn't speak Swedish (even though I'd spoken in complete sentences already).
So I feel like a bit of a foreigner.
It doesn't help that my personal ID number is no longer in the public register (it's still valid, just not in the public version of the register, SPAR), so companies call it "invalid". And my bank (SEB) said they will no longer be able to let me buy investments within their platform. I don't have to sell what I have, but I can't trade or buy anymore.
Some online stores don't accept that my Swish phone number is a UK one (but it does work, I've sent and received money with it), and paying with Bank ID doesn't work if my personal ID number is "invalid".
Several companies where I'm an existing customer don't support me changing my mailing/billing address in their system, so I have to contact support for them to manually change it. At least Binero, SEB, and Loopia. Also Skatteverket requires a letter to be sent. That's right, not everything is digital in Sweden. I think Avanza even needed a "proof of address" such as bank statement. I'd never heard of that in Sweden before.
Avanza will let me continue even after the UK leaves the EU fully (but would not let me create a new account if I didn't already have it), so that's good, at least.
